Carlos Alcaraz Details Right Arm Injury, In Pain When Trying To Hit Big Forehands
While Rafael Nadal confirmed his return today in Barcelona, Carlos Alcaraz met the press today to discuss why he is unable to defending his title.
“I wanted to come and explain in my own words. This is a club I’ve spent a lot of my life at, I wanted to do it in person and talk about my current situation,” Alcaraz said via ATP translation.
“The pain started in the first practice session in Monte Carlo. After an hour my forearm was feeling particularly uncomfortable. At the time I didn’t think it would be anything important. My team and I treated it as well as possible, doing tests to see what the problem was. I couldn’t recover in time to play in Monte Carlo so I returned home to see if, with recovery, days, practice, and patience, I would be able to arrive in Barcelona as fit as possible.
“I took a test on Saturday morning, which produced some pretty positive images,” he added. “That gave me hope I could play in the tournament. But Sunday was the litmus test for us. It was the first day I hit forehands after the practice session in Monte Carlo and it wasn’t as we expected. I could feel it again.
“Every time I upped the intensity of the forehand, it became more uncomfortable. It was a difficult decision as it’s a very important and special tournament for me. Taking the decision not to come was difficult for me, for my family and for my team.”
Alcaraz will hope to ready for the Madrid Masters next week. He a 2-time defending champion there as well.
“I can’t say I’ll be 100% in Madrid, but that’s my intention. We’ll train and do everything we can so that the feelings improve so I can play a tennis match.”
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